A1 [ C ] a building that people, usually one family, live in:

[ C usually singular ] all the people living in a house:

[ C ] a building where animals are kept:

[ C ] a building or part of a building that is used for a special purpose:

a company that is involved in a particular area of business:

[ U ] also house music popular dance music with a fast regular beat, usually produced on electronic equipment:

[ C ] UK any of a small number of groups that the children in a school are put in for sports and other competitions:

[ C ] UK an important family, especially a royal one:

[ C ] an organization that makes laws, or its meeting place

[ S ] the group of people who suggest a subject for a debate:

C2 [ C ] the people watching a performance, especially in a theatre:

C2 to give a person or animal a place to live, or to provide space for something: